Natalie Portman to direct 1st film in Jerusalem

Natalie Portman

File - In this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, Natalie Portman arrives before the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. A film official says Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman will direct her first feature film, based on the autobiography of celebrated Israeli author Amos Oz. Yoram Honig of the Jerusalem Film Fund said on Wednesday July 24 that Portman wrote the screenplay and will also star in the movie as Oz’s troubled mother. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson. File)